Original subtitles

(Jang Sejin's marriage ends after six months)

(Episode 7)

Who is it?

Who is it?

I said who is it?

Bathroom! Where's the bathroom?

Are you deaf? Where's the bathroom?

I'm about to pee, you idiot!

I almost wet myself.

Why is such a young woman so slow?

I almost wet my skirt!

I'm sorry.

Do you know how hard it was to find this place?

I went to the old address and caused a scene.

Taejun's phone number changed,

so I couldn't get a hold of him.

You know me, don't you?

Uh, yes.

You're Taejun's mother.

I remember meeting you four years ago.

Have you been well?

I can't believe how long that took.

You're still with him?

I figured you two broke up ages ago.

You're more tenacious than I thought.

Don't you know how to be hospitable?

Just a minute. I'm sorry.

What am I going to do?

If Taejun finds out, he'll be furious.

Oh, that crazy fellow.

(Breakup caused by adultery?)

(When she was a student, she was notorious)

A total of $20?

So how much does each one cost?

They're each $5.

What kind of coffee costs $5 a cup?

Well, forget about the coffee.

Can I have one of those to-go carriers?

Excuse me?

I work at Baekdo,

and I need one of those coffee carriers.

Just a second!

Which floor?

Stop glancing at me.

I put on a hat and sunglasses,

and you're making my efforts go to waste.

Excuse me!

Do you see that?

That's the trash can.

There's a bit left, so take care of that first.

Don't you know who I am?

There was a huge photo of me

on the front page of all the newspapers today.

So?

You're laughing?

Did you just laugh at me?

I'm about to blow up

at anyone who provokes me.

So don't laugh or try to mess with me,

and just go your way.

Sure. If I don't want to get bitten by a dog,

I should avoid it.

I'll throw this out.

Stop right there.

A tip for throwing my trash out.

Use that to buy enough $5 plain coffees

for your whole team.

You should be ashamed.

You work for Baekdo.

If you do that outside again, I won't let it slide.

You still use money as your weapon.

What did you say?

I'm sorry.

I was in no mood to talk.

How can I come home? There are reporters there.

I said I'm fine.

I'm perfectly fine, so don't worry about me.

(Kang Taejun)

Do I have to give you my answer right now?

This is unexpected.

This is an amazing opportunity,

but your reaction is a bit underwhelming.

I thought you'd be very excited.

Yes, I'm excited.

When it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,

how could I not be?

You're outstanding at getting chances,

but your timing isn't great.

It's such a big surprise

that I can't think clearly right now.

Let me take some time and think it over.

I'm sorry.

It's me.

Let's hurry up with the paperwork

for Kang Taejun's study abroad program.

Dad!

Get the necessary documents from Human Resources,

but don't tell him anything. Thanks.

Jang Sejin.

Why didn't you answer your phone? What happened?

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

I understand why you're upset.

But I couldn't help it.

What happened to your face?

What do you mean?

What? I have raccoon eyes?

Man...

You're better at cooking than you look.

My mom made most of these.

I just helped out.

I thought your mom was dead.

Oh, your stepmom?

She's a stepmom who's like a real mom.

Good for you.

What does your stepmom do?

Mother,

please call her mom, not stepmom.

I'm not very comfortable with that.

So fussy.

By the way, how can you

call me "mother" so naturally?

What's wrong?

You don't like it?

You're a pretty crafty girl.

You must have Taejun in the palm of your hand.

Then again, if you weren't like that,

how could a high school graduate win over Taejun?

I guess you have some womanly skills

to make Taejun fall for you.

Anyway, your stepmom...

I mean, what does your mother do?

She runs a side dish shop at a supermarket.

She sells lunch boxes, too.

They're the same things.

How big is the shop?

It's not that big.

But it puts food on the table.

Nobody is starving these days.

Mother,

isn't it too dark in here for those sunglasses?

I have weak eyes.

Since it's a rooftop room, it's just too bright.

Mother, is something wrong?

What do you mean?

You showed up so unexpectedly.

I can't believe what you're saying.

Does something have to be wrong

for a mom to visit her son?

Even if there is something wrong,

must I report it to you?

No! It's just that I saw your luggage,

so I was wondering if something happened.

You're acting like you own this place

because you made me a meal?

Hey, now I want to throw it all up!

Mother.

Mother...

If I made you upset, I'm sorry.

Be quiet. I'm going to take a nap,

so leave if you want!

No, I'm not going to sue.

You're saying you won't do anything

when you were framed?

He signed the divorce papers

because I admitted to having an affair.

It's better to escape from him

and be the subject of gossip for a while

than to have the life sucked out of me.

Sejin, you don't feel angry?

Why would I feel angry?

I actually feel free and happy.

I'm surrounded by the smell of freedom,

which is the one thing I've been craving.

That's not going to fill you up.

Would you like some of this?

Get that away from me!

I never eat food if I'm not sure who made it,

since it's unsanitary.

My mom always says I must be careful about food.

Quiet. There she is.

Okay.

Huh? Incredible.

What's going on?

We just might get lucky today.

What are you doing?

Stop being cheeky, and just get lost.

What? Stop being cheeky, and just get lost?

I can't believe how rude you are.

Oh...

You're trying to flirt with me?

No way.

You're as horrible as you look.

You know I'm the chairman's granddaughter,

and you're trying to provoke me, right?

You're not the first who's tried that.

You think being the chairman's granddaughter

gives you the right to belittle all men?

And above all,

I'm not interested in an immoral divorced woman.

Stop right there.

Do you know me?

You said yourself

that you made the front page.

So? How well do you know me?

Well...

Your private tutors got you into a good college,

but you spent every night at clubs,

appearing in gossip magazines,

and it took you five years to graduate

since you didn't have enough credits.

And you pretended to be a lady and married

the son of Daehwa Construction's president,

whom your parents picked out for you,

but you never stopped appearing in gossip magazines,

and eventually...

Because of your affair,

your husband divorced you.

How's that?

You know more than my parents do.

What's this?

Are you really interested in me?

It's not interest, but common knowledge.

Common knowledge to every Baekdo employee.

Did you see me?

Did you see me going to clubs

every night when I was in college?

Did you see me come out of a hotel with a man?

Who gave you the right to judge me?

The rumors that have been going around?

People who pass judgment

as if they know everything from reading articles

by soulless reporters, treating me like trash...

You're just like them.

Whoa. Incredible.

This is just incredible.

Didn't I warn you?

Not to provoke me?

Was this one of the privileges of being rich?

That one wasn't.

But maybe I should enjoy my privileges,

so I can find out what it does to your future.

You'd better watch what you say,

or I'll hurt you for real.

(Nayeon)

Hi, it's me.

No, it's okay. What is it?

Game over.

When a woman slaps a man,

it means she has both love and hate for him.

It's definitely love.

- Let's go. / - Okay.

This will earn us free drinks.

But he looked like he works at Baekdo.

Who knew that Jang Sejin's lover

was hiding in plain sight?

I think we should find out who it is

and close the deal.

Who are you calling her lover?

Do you have proof?

Don't blurt things out

based on foolish assumptions, okay?

Are you not well? Wasn't it obvious to you?

If having an argument and getting slapped

makes him her lover,

all men and women

who have arguments must be lovers!

What are you doing?

I'm going to keep this for now.

Are you nuts? Who gave you permission?

Give that back to me. Right now!

How dare you touch me?

I didn't touch anything!

I just slapped you, didn't I?

Does that make us lovers?

Are you stupid? This isn't the same at all.

Stop talking nonsense,

and give me back my memory card.

Forget it. Go back to the office.

I have to stop by somewhere.

I can't believe that girl!

What? Are you out of your mind?

How could you let her in? Make her leave right now.

Or else I'm going to...

Taejun, calm down.

She must have been desperate to have come here.

Okay, okay.

I got it, so wait for me.

Kang Taejun!

Eunbong.

What brings you here?

I came here for a story, and I recognized you.

What's going on?

You don't look like you're visiting.

Do you work here?

Yes.

Does Nayeon know?

I told her.

Eunbong, I'll explain it to you later,

so keep it a secret from your mother.

If Nayeon knows, that's good enough.

Anyway, do you have time for tea?

I'm sorry.

I have to take care of something right now.

Let's have tea later.

Taejun.

You're not having problems with Nayeon, are you?

Not at all. The problem is that we're doing so well.

I have to go.

Okay. Bye.

Let's go outside.

Let's go and talk outside.

What the heck?

Get up.

Long time no see.

You look good.

Get up.

If you want any respect at all,

you should leave.

You're so harsh.

How can you tell me to leave the moment you see me?

It's been four years.

Isn't it your duty to ask me

how I'm doing, and if I'm not sick?

Duty?

How dare you bring up duty with me?

- Get out right now! / - Taejun!

Why are you doing this, Taejun?

It's not like I'm banned from coming here.

I came because I was wondering how you were doing.

You are banned from here.

What right do you have to come here?

Why does a mom need some special right

to visit her son?

I'll be good to you from now on.

How can you say that?

Do you remember what you did to me four years ago?

Taejun, why are you doing this?

This has nothing to do with you, so stay out of it!

Four years ago,

our ties were severed.

No, I'm wrong.

Our ties were severed

when you abandoned me.

I'm not coming to your funeral,

so don't show up at mine.

I'm sorry, Taejun.

I was out of my mind back then.

I'm sick and tired! Of all that whining.

After what you did to me four years ago,

you really shouldn't be here.

That money...

Do you know where that money came from?

Nayeon earned that money

washing grills at a barbecue restaurant.

She didn't let me get a part-time job,

and she worked around the clock

and saved it all to pay my college tuition!

And it was you

who stole it and ran!

That's who you are! Do you realize that?

Taejun...

I'm sorry!

I needed settlement money for my husband,

and I lost my head.

He would've gone to prison without that money.

I was out of my mind!

I'm sorry!

I'm sorry. Forgive me.

Forget it. Forget it!

- Get out of my home! / - Don't!

Mother...

Yes. I split up with my husband.

He's a total scumbag.

The one you're talking about, which one is he?

There have been so many that I'm confused.

I don't care if you split up or hook up with anyone,

so get out of my home!

Fine. I'll just die.

Is that what you want?

I deserve to die.

I'll kill myself in front of you.

Why do I bother living?

Mother. Mother...

Let go! Let me die!

Men treat me like a bug,

and my son treats me like crap! So what's the use?

Mother...

- Why should I go on? / - Mother, please...

Leave her alone for five minutes, so she'll die!

Taejun!

Mother...

Taejun!

Taejun!

Why are you being so childish?

You're not 20 anymore!

Why are you doing this to your mother?

Please stop. Please...

Stop what?

I haven't even started.

You need to learn to control your temper!

Taejun, don't cry.

Taejun, it's okay. Don't cry.

Don't cry.

You're as horrible as you look.

And most of all,

I'm not interested in an immoral divorced woman.

Immoral divorced woman?

But why did that jerk look so familiar?

Did I turn him down in college?

Is that why he...

- No way. / - Jang Sejin!

Do you know

I'm in agony because of you?

I'm sorry.

But if you of all people blame me,

don't you know I have nowhere left to hide?

Come down. Come have tea downstairs.

What? Who came?

Taejun's mom.

She split up with the man she was living with.

I think she's going to stay.

What?

No. You can't let her!

Mom...

Even once I'm dead,

you're not letting her stay.

Have you already forgotten

what she did to you?

She's not a mean person inside.

She's a bit immature,

but she can be cute sometimes. She's okay.

Nayeon, listen to me carefully.

Don't go near that place for a while.

Mom...

Have Taejun deal with her.

Tell him to send her away.

Unless that happens, don't see Taejun.

Or else you'll never see me again!

I have nothing else to say.

Mom.

I never told you this before.

And I won't say it again, so don't forget.

Do you know what?

When you came to the orphanage and said

you were the wife of the driver who hit my mom...

I'm sorry.

To be honest, I was really scared.

Do you know

why I followed you here?

I couldn't believe it, but you smelled like my mom.

Soybean paste stew boiling,

fresh kimchi being cut,

and delicious side dishes...

You smelled like my mom's cooking.

I thought, wow, if I follow her,

I can smell my mom for the rest of my life.

I won't be alone anymore.

You don't know

how happy I became after meeting you.

My mom

must be thanking you from above.

You're my mom now.

So please let this issue go.

Taejun's mother deserves our sympathy.

You're very important to me,

and Taejun's mother

is important to him, too.

Nayeon, is mom in bed?

Can you open the door for me?

Mom, don't worry about it, and go to sleep.

You have to wake up early.

Okay.

Hey, don't you know what time it is?

I thought my toes would freeze off.

Mom's asleep, right?

My blind date today,

his ex-girlfriend was a model.

I didn't want to feel inferior, so I got dressed up.

What does he do?

His dad is the executive director of J Group.

He's the only son and lives in Cheongdamdong.

His father makes a seven-figure-salary.

He wanted to take me to a hotel,

so I turned him down and came home.

I only just met him, so sleeping with him was not...

Mom?

What? Go to a hotel?

Sleeping with whom?

No, I said I didn't go.

I'm not crazy. Why would I go to a hotel?

You brat. You crazy brat!

Nayeon, let go of me!

You crazy brat...

Please don't swear!

You're so rough and swear all the time,

and the whole place smells like food!

I'm sick and tired of it!

Then leave!

Nobody's stopping you!

Leave! Get out!

I would love to!

I would love to escape from this dump!

You!

Let go of me.

Oh, that brat!

She's full of crap. What should we do?

She's just being difficult.

Mom, you should go to sleep.

She's such a headache.

What's taking you so long!?

Open the door! Hurry up!

Why did you drink so much?

Lee Nayeon! My dear sister!

Eunbong, be quiet.

Mom just went to bed.

Quiet.

You're saying that I can't say what I want?

You!

You know how much I love you, don't you?

Yes, you're starting your drunken routine again.

No!

I really do have something to tell you.

Eunbong, let's go inside and talk.

You! Do you really love Taejun?

You're really going to marry him?

Okay, let's go inside.

If you're going to marry him,

keep him in line.

Good job.

Geumbong stayed out late with a man,

and Eunbong stayed out late getting drunk!

Mom!

Our adorable Ms. Yang Malsuk!

Mom, you know that I love you, right?

Go away!

Your mouth smells like a brewery!

Nayeon, take her up to her room.

Eunbong, let's go upstairs.

'It was very hard, and I was lonely'

'But this is just practice'

Keep it down.

Boston?

What does this mean?

People love to gossip,

but it'll only last a few months.

Go there until things die down.

You can study English or something else.

Must I do this?

Why do I have to run away? Why?

Who's running away?

Honey.

Did she commit a crime?

Why does she have to leave the country?

Staying here won't do her any good.

It has to stop.

I can't watch her be brutalized anymore.

But we can't send her away alone.

Take this opportunity

to study business and broaden your horizons.

Hwigyeong couldn't run the company alone.

You have to help him.

What's wrong with you?

Hwigyeong left since he didn't want the job,

so why keep bringing him up?

His wife left him, but he hasn't changed a bit.

No matter how much you oppose it,

Hwigyeong still is the heir to Baekdo Group.

Even if Sejin

gets lucky and becomes the heir,

she can't handle it alone.

Okay, Sejin.

Go abroad, get a degree

and pick up some English.

If you come back with a degree from America,

your grandfather can't look down on you.

You can study or take a long vacation,

but come back when things calm down.

I understand how you feel.

But I don't want to leave just now.

Leaving the country as if I'm running away

isn't my style.

I'm tired. I'm going upstairs.

Sejin.

But why Boston?

Isn't Uncle Hwigyeong living in New York?

Did you think about it?

I'd like to accept your offer. Thank you.

I'll go to America.

We don't use fresh shiitake mushrooms.

We use the dried ones soaked in water.

Excuse me.

Where is the side dish shop?

You're Manjeong! Oh Manjeong, right?

Tell me what you want.

Give Baekdo Group to me.

Why are you taking your anger out

on my clothes?

You!

I know that

you're expecting something from me.

I have a personal favor to ask.

Taejun, don't worry about me.

Take your time and come when your work is done.